You forget one thing. Paul has a track record saying this sort of thing dating back several years. One or twice I can see being based on political naivety. But multipl.e statments over several years suggest something else entirely.
On Sat, May 22, 2010 at 9:18 AM, Jerry Barnes <[email protected]> wrote: > > "I pretty much agree with your interpretation of his stance in the > interview, Jerry, and that is what I've been saying I felt his point was." > > Thanks Judah. Good to see someone analyze instead of using knee jerk > reactions. > > > "However, I still think that, while not necessarily a racist, he is very > very wrong. Do you feel that businesses should be allowed to not hire > someone based on race, creed, color or religion? That is what he is arguing > for. Do you agree?" > > > Rand Paul made a mistake out of political naivety. He let Maddow frame the > topic as an issue on race. He should have re-framed the topic as an issue on > personal freedom. > > For example, does, say a web application developer, have the right to turn > down business from the Black Panthers, La Raza, MS 13, the KKK, the > Reconquista movement, or NAMBLA? Can these organizations/groups be > discriminated against since the owner may disagree with there creeds? > > I think Paul wants people like David Duke, Jesse Jackson, Louis > Farrakhan, Jeremiah > Wright, Al Sharpton, and Michelle Obama to have the right to be racist. I > think he wants to allow web developers to turn down business from groups > they don't support. I think he wants schools to have the right to have an > all girl volley-ball team or for Augusta to have an all men golf club or > Hooters to have all an all female wait staff. I think he wants to allow > people like Larry and Eric to blame all the problems in the universe on > Republicans. > > So, do I agree? Tough question. I can't say I totally agree, but I can't > say I totally disagree. It is a tough issue that I won't be pigeon-holed > on. > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:319408 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
